Global 3-4 Science and Technology

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1.

Date:

Which is the most signi cant cause of the world

hunger today?

4.

A.

insu cient world food production

A.

focuses attention on a candidate's appearance

B.

declining number of farmers

B.

encourages voter turnout

C.

lack of scienti c knowledge about agriculture

and land use

C.

gives equal time to all candidates

D. reaches relatively few voters

D. inadequate distribution of available food

2.

Television can be a disadvantage to a person

running for public o ce because it

5.

A study of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear

power plant in the Soviet Union and of severe
air pollution in Mexico City would lead to the
conclusion that
A.

technology can cause problems throughout the

world

B.

international trade is more pro table than

domestic commerce

C.

modern science cannot solve most political

problems

Base your answer to the following question on the

cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

D. agricultural nations have caused major world

environmental problems
3.

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural

Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization
because
A.

enslaved persons replaced free laborers on

farms

B.

factory work strengthened extended families

C.

displaced rural workers migrated to nd jobs

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

D. the middle class decreased in size

A.

Proliferation of military weapons could

destroy the world.

B.

The world's population is growing faster than

its food supply.

C.

The land masses of the Northern and

Southern Hemispheres are shifting.

D. Military technology is making the world a

smaller place.

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Base your answer to the following question on the

passage below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

9.

. . . We may anticipate a state of a airs in

which two Great Powers will each be in a
position to put an end to the civilization and
life of the other, though not without risking
its own. We may be likened to two scorpions
in a bottle, each capable of killing the other,
but only at the risk of his own life.. . .
10.

This statement expresses concern about the

threats to the environment by developed and
developing economies

B.

di erences between command and market

economies

C.

economic costs of World War II

11.

D. dangers of the Cold War

7.

8.

caravel

B.

C.

airplane

D. steam engine

The main goal of the Green Revolution was to

prevent further destruction of the world's rain
forests

B.

solve chronic food shortages through the use

of technology

C.

expand the economies of developing nations

with foreign investment

B.

rapidly rising standards of living

C.

fewer social problems

The breakdown of traditions, increased levels of

pollution, and the expansion of slums are negative
aspects of
A.

militarism

B.

collectivization

C.

pogroms

D. urbanization

Bombardment, barrage, curtain- re, mines, gas,

tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades words,
words, but they hold the horror of the world.

This quotation best describes the e ects of the

astrolabe

A.

more democratic governments

Erich Maria Remarque,

All Quiet on the Western Front

Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by

the development of the
A.

A.

D. declining importance of tradition

J. Robert Oppenheimer, July 1953

A.

Rapid urbanization in Africa and Asia has most

generally resulted in

A.

technological developments used during World

War I

B.

formation of alliances in World War II

C.

tension between the superpowers during the

Cold War

D. protests against reforms during the Indian

independence movement
12.

D. insure that foreign aid was received by people

with the greatest need

The 18th-century predictions of world starvation

due to overpopulation have not come true primarily
because of the
A.

successful application of new technologies to

food production

B.

increasing frequency of wars

C.

worldwide trend toward small families

D. rising death rates due to health problems

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13.

Base your answer to the following question on the

cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

14.

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)

on the headlines shown and on your knowledge of
social studies.

Source: Robert Ariail, The State, April 27, 2008 (adapted)

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

A.

Riding a horse is more dangerous than riding

in an automobile.

B.

The use of bio-fuels made from corn will

improve automobile safety.

C.

Using corn to make bio-fuels for automobiles

will increase food shortages.

The developments referred to in the headlines were

most directly the result of the

D. Feeding corn to horses is less e cient than

using it to make fuel for automobiles.

A.

Commercial Revolution

B.

Green Revolution

C.

Cultural Revolution

D. Industrial Revolution

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15.

Base your answer to the following question on

the chart below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

17.

The use of scienti c farming methods and

improved varieties of seeds to increase agricultural
output in economically developing countries is
called the
A.

Renaissance

B.

Age of Enlightenment

C.

Green Revolution

D. Reformation
18.

. . . Seventy thousand people were killed instantly,

and many more would die 60,000 by November
and another 70,000 by 1950. Most of them
would be victims of a new method of killing
radiation. . . .
Ronald Takai

The situation described in this passage was the

direct result of which World War II event?

Which conclusion about Internet usage can be

drawn from this chart?
A.

Developing nations have easier access to the

Internet than developed nations do.

B.

A high standard of living in a nation is linked

to high Internet usage.

C.

Internet usage limits international cooperation.

19.

Which statement about railroad systems in the 19th

and early 20th centuries is accurate?
A.

Imperialists rejected the use of railroads in

their colonies.

B.

European governments opposed the

development of railroads.

C.

Railroads helped promote the factory system

and urbanization.

blitz of London

B.

attack on Pearl Harbor

C.

D-Day invasion of Normandy

D. bombing of Hiroshima

D. Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet

connections more than Western Hemisphere
nations do.
16.

A.

Since the 1960's, a major improvement in African

agriculture has been
A.

a greater emphasis on subsistence farming

B.

an increased dependence on a one-crop

economy in many countries

C.

a decreased reliance on irrigation systems

D. an increased use of scienti c farming

techniques

D. Railroads made transportation of goods less

e cient.

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20.

My village is changing. A straight road was built

in the mid-1960s to carry iron ore from the mines
to the port of Paradip, 40 miles away. . . . Nylon,
stainless steel, plastic, [soft] drinks have reached
the village. Electricity has come too. . . . There is a
cinema and video hall.
Which conclusion can be drawn from this
quotation?
A.

Roads in most villages today have fallen into

disrepair.

B.

New technologies will have little e ect on

village life.

C.

Modernization often changes village life.

D. The best jobs can be found in the cities.

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